A visit to the Shirley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shirley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Cemetery:
39.9595, -92.6396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shirley Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Macon. Macon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Shirley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shirley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bunce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bunce Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunce Cemetery
- Hertzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hertzler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertzler Cemetery
- Agee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Agee Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Murry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murry Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry Cemetery
- Sheridan Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Quail Trap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Quail Trap Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Trap Cemetery
- Hockensmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hockensmith Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockensmith Cemetery
- Glasston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glasston Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasston Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
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- Goodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Hayner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayner Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayner Cemetery
- Shumaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumaker Cemetery
- The Shumaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31573 <5>
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Old Chariton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Chariton Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chariton Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- The Bragg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mikel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27709 <5>
- Canaday Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Barnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- South Gifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Ethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Love Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- La Plata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nind ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- New Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Callao
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sue City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Bevier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Gibbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winigan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Lingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Kirksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shirley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Bevier
- Bloomington
- Callao
- Elmer
- Elmer lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shirley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Ethel
- Kirksville
- La Plata
- New Cambria
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shirley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Macon County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shirley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726390 (Shirley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726390 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Macon
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmer
- Location given for Shirley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9594766 Lon: -92.6396364
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shirley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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